Prized/Friendly Cup

Ciudad de Batán
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) AC Batán's Acácio Nogueira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ni Le Zheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Maropoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafael Fix showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Ilixo, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. A collision led to Pan Queso y Leberbush FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Ioseba Llorente hit a great ball. Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's Rafael Fix played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acácio Nogueira in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goal looked a bit too open when Cornelio Cesaro came free, but Ni Le Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ni Le Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Cordarrol, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Rafael Fix made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Acácio Nogueira in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitris Maropoulos came free, but Ni Le Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute Dimitris Maropoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Le Zheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ni Le Zheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cornelio Cesaro in the 28th minute of the match. Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's Rafael Fix played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Ilixo in the 33rd minute of play. Ni Le Zheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cornelio Cesaro in the 37th minute of the match. Rafael Fix made an important save on a dangerous shot by Feliciano Mercurio in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acácio Nogueira in the 40th minute of play forced Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's goalkeeper Rafael Fix to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 played minutes Pan Queso y Leberbush FC got a freekick which was hit by Americo Montrel. 43 minutes into the match, AC Batán's Angelo Ilixo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafael Fix narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Cornelio Cesaro took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ni Le Zheng. Ni Le Zheng dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cornelio Cesaro got free with Ni Le Zheng in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 62 minutes in the game Angelo Orlondon did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Acácio Nogueira. With a little luck, AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng got control of the ball when Dimitris Maropoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cornelio Cesaro. Ni Le Zheng was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dimitris Maropoulos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 68 minute of play. AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save AC Batán from getting a goal against them. Americo Montrel hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's Ni Le Zheng threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dimitris Maropoulos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The referee felt a red card was in order, 83 minutes into the game, when Leonardo Estavan put in a rough tackle. AC Batán's Humberto Goiz was substituted for Acácio Nogueira. In the 86th minute there was a penalty for AC Batán. Humberto Goiz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rafael Fix. 1-2.